The Prince William County Service Authority has begun the process of updating two of its water tanks in Prince William, as part of a 10-year maintenance program.
The maintenance program will rehabilitate all 22 water tanks in the county over the 10-year period.
The first two to undergo rehabilitation are the Hoadly tank off of Prince William Parkway in Woodbridge and the Mt. Pone tank located near Route 234 and Sudley Manor Drive in Manassas.
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The Stafford County Sheriffâs Department has decided not to file charges against the two individuals involved in a road rage incident that turned into a stabbing near a Wal-Mart location in Stafford on December 21.
â[After] consultation with the Commonwealth Attorney, there are no charges being filed,â said Bill Kennedy, Public Information Officer for the Stafford County Sherriffâs office.
According to Kennedy, one individual got out of his car and attacked the driver in the car in front of him, which led to the stabbing.
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A community Town Hall meeting hosted by Delegate Luke Torian the Ferlazzo Building  in Woodbridge Monday night was an opportunity for elected officials and political candidates to voice their views. It was also a chance for residents in Prince William County to communicate with law enforcement officials.
During the meeting, Torian, Supervisor John Jenkins, and Supervisor Maureen Caddigan spoke about community issues that they felt passionate about, as well as how to properly communicate with law enforcement as a community.
âWe have a very compassionate, and a very caring community,â Caddigan said.
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The Stafford County Board of Supervisors has established a transfer of development rights (TDR) program that will help the county to direct development and protect open space in Stafford.
âThereâs peninsulas in Stafford, that jut out towards the Potomac RiverâŠand if you have more than twenty acres out there, you can apply for your rights to be severed and extinguished on that property â with a conservation easement placed on that property,â said Paul Milde, Aquia Supervisor.
After a property assessment, the county will issue developers a taxable certificate for the development rights. The developers will then be able to use these development rights in the courthouse area in Stafford, and their properties in these peninsula areas will be placed in a conservation easement, according to Milde.
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Within the next three years, three Stafford high schools â Brooke Point, Colonial Forge, and Mountain View â will be undergoing improvement and expansion projects.
The programs have been slated for completion as part of Staffordâs capital improvements program for several years.
âThese additions have been in the capital improvements program for a number of years. But student growth [prompted the additions],â said Valerie Cottongim, Public Information Officer for Stafford County Public Schools.
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The House of Delegates in Richmond has passed bill HB 1672 â legislation that will remove the A to F grading system of school districts in Virginia.
The grading system is for school districts, not for individual student's grades.
The A to F grading system for school districts was first implemented after bill HB 1999 was passed during the 2013 General Assembly session.
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The Prince William County Board of Supervisors will be meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday for another budget work session, to discuss potential cuts and what programs to retain. The ceiling property tax rate -- the county's largest source of revenue -- must be advertised as of March 3, only giving the board members a few more days to work out an initial tax rate number.
County Executive Melissa Peacor presented the first draft of the budget at the board meeting earlier this month.
The board took a vote in December and directed Peacor to create a budget with a 1.3% tax increase, which reflects the CPI inflation rate. It was not the 4% increase written in the countyâs 5-year plan, decided upon last year. Peacor was given additional restrictions on segments of the budget that had to be fully funded, including public safety and the libraries.
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The frigid temperatures of the past few weeks, and the work of community outreach groups are drawing attention to the growing needs of the homeless population in Prince William County.
The Dale City Civic Association has been working with their Homeless Outreach program tirelessly this winter to provide supplies for the homeless individuals in camps gathered in the wooded areas of the county.
âIt would be easier to tell you where theyâre not â theyâre everywhere,â said Lucille Cahill, a coordinator for the Homeless Outreach program.
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As part of the Saturday with the Superintendent series, the Manassas City schoolâs superintendent, Dr. Magouyrk, spoke with parents about the school budget and took questions from the community last Saturday.
The meeting was well attended despite the snow, according to Magouyrk.
âWe had great attendance, even though the snow was coming down like it was,â Magouyrk said.
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Atif Qarni, a teacher in Prince William County and a veteran, has decided to run for the 29th District Senate seat currently held by Senator Chuck Colgan.
Colgan has made the decision to retire, after almost 40 years in his seat.
Qarni previously ran for Delegate Bob Marshallâs seat back in 2013 and lost by a slim margin of votes.
